Even Though

I have trouble remembering things. I forget people’s names, words, how to use html codes, appointments, my medications, how to cook a dish I’ve made a thousand times before, etc. It’s embarrassing at times but I’ve come to the point in my life where I laugh about it now. Well, most of the time, unless it’s something really important like I put something in the oven and forgot it, or I didn’t pay our mortgage bill, or it was my cousin’s birthday last week.

Thank goodness for my family and friends who understand me and don’t take the things I do or don’t do to heart. I even have friends who help me see the humor in situations when I’m at the boiling point.

Even though I have brain fog, be it because of my medications or my many medical conditions especially Fibromyalgia and Anemia, I try to do as much as I can. I’ve always taken care of the bills in my family. So I’ve set up some systems to prevent late payments. I purchased software that helps me keep track of our savings and checking accounts too. This way I can balance our checkbooks almost perfectly each month. It’s connected to my online banking so when I click on “reconcile” it just goes through the motions of checking off the cleared items and then I get a screen shot showing me that it’s done. If there’s a problem I just go through the statement by hand along with the program to find out where I’ve made a mistake. It sure makes my life easier and takes the burden off of Hubby.